Revision as of 13:48, 8 August 2016 view source 62.23.100.44 (talk) →Reported bite cases ← Previous edit		Revision as of 17:33, 16 August 2016 view source 14.136.68.165 (talk) The very first part ought to be an objective description. What means by "extremely "?! Should we say the common taipan is a "super extremely toxic and large snake" as well? Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Next edit →
Line 24: }} The '''black mamba''' (''Dendroaspis polylepis'') is a ~~large and extremely~~ [[venomous snake]] [[Endemism\|endemic]] to parts of [[sub-Saharan]] [[Africa]]. Specimens vary in color from grey to dark brown, but not black. Juvenile black mambas tend to be lighter in color than adults and darken with age.<!-- The snake is not named for its mouth color and such a claim is unsupported and probably incorrect.--> It is the longest species of venomous snake indigenous to the [[African continent]]; mature specimens generally exceed {{convert\|2\|m\|ft\|sp=us}} and commonly attain {{convert\|3\|m\|ft\|sp=us}}. Specimens of {{convert\|4.3\|to\|4.5\|m\|ft\|1\|sp=us}} have been reported. Although most [[mamba]] species are tree-dwelling snakes, the black mamba is not generally [[arboreal]], preferring lairs in [[terrestrial animal\|terrestrial]] habitats in a range of terrains. These include [[savannah]], [[woodland]]s, rocky slopes and in some regions dense forest. It is [[Diurnality\|diurnal]] and chiefly an ambush predator, known to prey on [[hyrax]], [[bushbabies]] and other small mammals as well as birds. It is also a pursuit predator; in this it resembles some other long, speedy, highly-venomous species with well-developed vision. Over suitable surfaces it is possibly the speediest species of snake, capable of at least {{convert\|11\|km/h\|abbr =on}} over short distances. Adult mambas have few natural predators.

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